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Not just a breakfast bowl, taking cereal to another level

If you think cereal is just a breakfast staple with milk, think again. Cooking with cereal can be a delightful way to add texture, flavour, and playfulness to your dishes.

Sweet cheese pastry (knafeh)

Credit: Chris Chen

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Seedy slice

This is an incredibly easy and healthy muesli bar-style slice, that brings together oats and seeds. Cooked first in a frying pan until golden to add extra toastiness and depth of flavour.
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Seedy slice

Seedy slice
Seedy slice Credit: Adam Liaw

Cereal milkshake

Here's Mary Berg's take on a healthier milkshake, that brings together frozen yoghurt, milk and cereal. Blitzed in a blender and ready in under 5 minutes, these make perfect breakfast and afternoon tea.
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Cereal milkshake

Cereal milkshake
Credit: Mary's Kitchen Crush

Weetbix millefeuille

Australian breakfast favourite Weetbix transforms into a show-stopping dessert, borrowing some techniques from the classic French millefeuille pastry. Instead of using puff pastry, Weetbix slices are filled with cream, jam and berries for an easy, no-bake dessert the whole family will love.

Weetbix millefeuille
Credit: Jiwon Kim

Ganache-filled cookies

Filled with an orange-infused ganache, these cookies are very addictive being crunchy, chewy and creamy all at the same time. The secret? Crushed corn flakes added to the dough at the end together with chopped chocolates.
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Ganache-filled cookies

Ganache-filled cookies
Credit: The Chocolate Queen

Sticky date fried ice cream

Looking for a crowd-pleasing dessert to dazzle your guests? This is essentially a ball of ice cream with a sticky date pudding layer. Here, the cornflakes add an crunchy surprise element.
Sticky date fried ice cream
Credit: Kitti Gould

Honey crackle cake

Corn flakes bring a touch of nostalgia as well as a crunchy element to this vanilla-scented cake. Serve with silky whipped cream to add a smooth texture to the mix.
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Honey crackle cake

Honey crackle cake
Honey crackle cake Credit: Adam Liaw

Sweet cheese pastry (knafeh)

Widely enjoyed across the Levant, this syrup-soaked cheese dessert is commonly encased with kataifi pastry, but here, crushed cornflakes and semolina mixture gives it a golden crunch twist.
Sweet cheese pastry (knafeh)
Credit: Chris Chen

Chocolate and honeycomb squares

In this recipe, chocolates and cornflakes form the base, before the chocolate glaze and honeycomb is layered, creating a symphony of textures and flavours. It will sure to delight the senses with every decadent bite.
Seen from overhead, a square of chocolate cake topped with honeycomb sits on a pale plate. The rest of the cake sits nearby on a board, while large chunks of honeycomb sit on baking paper beside the cake. Two cups of coffee sit near the plate.
Chocolate and honeycomb squares. Credit: Robin Murray / Mark Moriarty: Off Duty Chef
Not just for sweets, the humble cereal can also transform dishes into crispy delights.

Cereal butter prawns

This crunchy, buttery, aromatic savoury dish is a Singaporean favourite. To achieve the crunchy coating, it's customary to use Nestum (a coarsely milled mixed-grain cereal) tossed through butter that has been spiked with birdseye chillies and aromatic curry leaves – but you can also use quick oats.
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Cereal butter prawns

Cereal butter prawns
Cereal butter prawns Credit: Kitti Gould

Stuffed Armenian chicken wings

Deboned chicken wings are stuffed with spiced beef sausages, and then coated in cornflake crumbs before being deep-fried until golden. The corn flake crumbs are mixed with various spices, giving rise to a crunchy and flavourful coat.
Stuffed Armenian chicken wings
Credit: Shane Delia's Spice Journey


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Published 20 May 2024 5:33pm
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